Tarazona de la Mancha is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the province of

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-ea ...

in the Autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It had a population of 6,647 at the 2011 census.

Geography

Tarazona de la Mancha is located in the north of Albacete along the border with Cuenca Provence. On the south the municipality borders the municipality of

La Gineta La Gineta is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 2,072. The historic Church of San Martín stands in the town. Industry La Gineta is the site of a test track of the Talgo RD Talgo (officially Patent ...

. On the east it borders

Madrigueras 250px, right Coat of arms of Madrigueras Madrigueras is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

. To the west it borders Montalvos,

La Roda La Roda is a small city and municipality located in the Province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha in Spain. Description The town has a population of around 16,500 people. It is an important industrial town. Its mo ...

, Fuensanta and Villalgordo del Júcar. To the north it borders the municipalities of

Quintanar del Rey Quintanar del Rey is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ...

and Villagarcía del Llano located in the province of Cuenca. The municipality has an area of 212 square kilometers. The Valdemembra River, a tributary of the

Júcar left The Júcar () or Xúquer () is a river on the Iberian Peninsula of Spain. The river runs for approximately 509 km from its source at Ojuelos de Valdeminguete, on the eastern flank of the Montes Universales, Sistema Ibérico. Its most i ...

River flows through the municipality. The Júcar forms the southern boundary of Tarazona de la Mancha.

Demographics

*1900 = 4,865 *1910 = 5,545 *1920 = 5,955 *1930 = 6,302 *1940 = 6,714 *1950 = 7,111 *1960 = 6,850 *1970 = 5,952 *1981 = 6,011 *1991 = 5,747 *1996 = 5,976 *2001 = 6,179 *2005 = 6,576 *2011 = 6,746 At least as late as 1940 a distinct town population was kept, not including the full municipal area but only the central settled part. The town in that year had a population of 5,892.''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer'' (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 1878.

History

The "Carta arqueológica de Tarazona de la Mancha" made in 1978 by Cayo Tomás González and Matías Muñoz stated that the area was a site of Second Bronze Age culture, Iberian Culture, Roman Culture and Late Medieval Culture based on archeological remains. There is a bridge over the Valdemembra River built during Roman times. Remains of a Roman villa have also been found here. The village of Tarazona was settled in the late 15th century by migrants from

Villanueva de la Jara Villanueva de la Jara, popularly called La Jara, is a town and municipality in the Manchuela Conquense , this in turn is part of the La Manchuela comarca, province of Cuenca, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is known for the cultivation of port ...

. On 11 October 1564 Tarazaona was granted the status of village. The Church of San Bartolomé (Tarazona de la Mancha) was built in the seventeenth century. When the provinces of Spain were created around 1710, Tarazona was put in the province of Cuenca. It was transferred to Albacete Province in 1833.

Notes

Sources

Tarazona website
Municipalities of the Province of Albacete Populated places established in 1564 1564 establishments in Spain {{Albacete-geo-stub